and they threatened members of the northern ireland assembly and mps in this house. can the prime minister assure the house that this attack on the democratic process will be met forcefully, and that those republican terrorists must be brought to justice? >> i can give that assurance. i am sure that everyone in the house and the country would agree that scenes of people dressed in balaclavas in londonderry are completely unacceptable we have funded the psni appropriately. it is now properly devolved and working well, and i urge it to do everything it can to hunt down these people. above all, the words that should ring in our ears are those of the mother of pc ronan kerr, who said she hoped that this would not prevent more roman catholics from joining the psni and doing a great job policing northern ireland. >> does the prime minister recognise that lending to business by banks was down £3.4 billion last month in march, and that the construction industry was down in productive terms by 4.7%? does he see a connection, and if so, what will he do about it? >> my hon. fri

and her visit to northern ireland.ult is what we're seeing today, perhaps. >> are these groups, these cell groups, do they work under the radar of the irish intelligence? are they well known, specifically the members well known to them? >> the leadership will be. the i.r.a. was completely compromised and riddled with intelligence operatives and spies and people giving information on them. that's one of the things that brought the i.r. averaa. to its. they realized they couldn't go forward as an organization. there are people who will be known but young recruits aren't. that's the difficulty for the security services. after the peace agreement, britain and northern ireland and ireland as well scaled down their intelligence operations against these republican activists. >> who funded them, do you know? >> they have been known to be, i talked with former chief of police in northern ireland and he told me the dissident republicans had begun trying to get funds from the united states where the i.r.a. had been successful in

, ceo of autism northern ireland.i'm pleased we will have miss cassidy join us today and she will be speaking to us very shortly. i and other congressional cochair mike doyle signed the memorandum of understanding with the northern ireland assembly to share information, support common interests regarding autism. in addition to tom mccool and arlene cassidy testifying here today will be brigitte kobeman founder of the foundation of africa and andy shih, who's the vice president of scientific affairs for autism speaks. we're all looking forward to hearing the valuable perspectives that each of our witnesses bring to this discussion. and although they are not here today, i would like to recognize the autism society, who will testify at a later hearing for their invaluable work in advocating on behalf of individuals with autism both within the united states and in the international community. i've been informed that tom payne, who's our ranking member who is en route and who will be here to a half hour to an hour. i guess

it is expected to hit northern ireland and northern england shortly. forced the cancellation of thousands of flights previously, causing travel chaos across europe. here is our science correspondent. >> it is happening all over again. a tower of ash ballooning in the sky above iceland. and a wind that is blowing the stuff our way. it is not the same volcano, but the ash is blasted higher. aviation authorities are warning flights will be disrupted. >> some parts of the u.k. will have destruction as early as tomorrow. and some possibility that by the end of the week that might be more widespread, but it is variable. we have low pressure president, and that means weather patterns could change. >> once again, all eyes are on iceland. this is where the ash cloud has moved since saturday. it will head over scotland during the night tonight. the eruption is much bigger than the one last year. it is stirring up far more ash, but the particle in sight -- the particles inside the cloud are larger and heavier. they should drop into the ocean more quickly. airline

say in the interest of northern ireland that we don't see a collapse in the comply in the republican and i think that was a difficult decision but the right decision to make. the other contingent liabilities in britain flow through the finance mechanism in europe which we didn't have on the establishment of and get rid of when the new arrangements come in 2013 and we'll do everything we can to safe gathered britain's finances. >> come the prime minister confirm that if any part of the united kingdom decided to leave the union, that while part of the national debt would follow them, a continuation of subsidy from the remaining british taxpayers would not? >> of course, i can confirm that but i believe everyone in this house who believes in the united kingdom and the future of the united kingdom should join together and make sure we fight off the threat of the idea of breakup of our united kingdom. now, i don't believe we will achieve that through threats or by saying that small countries can't make it. i believe the way that we'll make that argument is by saying being part of the unit

many people there have great respect for the work he did in northern ireland.uk's contribution to the bail-out for eurozone countries that find themselves in financial difficulties amounts to half the savings made in the deficit reduction plan in the uk this year, a fact that will stagger and appal many people in this country. can the prime minister give an assurance that the uk will make no further contributions to the bail-out of those countries that have got into financial difficulties -- >> order. i think we have the thrust of it and are grateful. >> i congratulate the hon. gentleman on his re-election last week to the northern irish assembly. the point that i would make is this -- the only money that britain has lent directly is to the republic of ireland, and i think it is actually in our national interest and, i would say, in the interests of northern ireland that we do not see a collapse in the economy in the republic. that was a difficult decision but the right decision to make. the other contingent liabilities on britain flow through the finance mecha

and northern ireland, then parts of scandinavia. and the destction asot expected to reach the extent of last year's volcanic eruptions. but they're still watching nervously. >> if there any consolation, even the president of the united states was affected by the eruption. barack obama flew to london from violent ahead of schedule to avoid the ash cloud appeared he and the first lady arrived for a state dinner with the queen at buckingham palace. it follows a day of receptions. >> a 41-gun salute flew over the thames in honor of the esteemed guest from washington. queen elizabeth and her husband prince philip received them and give them a private tour of the premises. after lunch, of the queen showed her guests part of the road collection. obama took a keen interest in letters written by abraham lincoln. the first couple are spending two days in london and staying at buckingham palace at the queens invitation. they also met prince william, the queens oldest grandson, and his new wife catherin tv crews were not admitted. obama's first

the ash cloud is expected to reach england and northern ireland shortly. last year, ash from another icelandic volcano forced cancellations of thousands of flights, causing travel chaos across europe. >> it is happening all over again, the vast power of cash -- tower of ash ballooning into the sky above iceland. there is a wind blowing the stuff our way. it is not the same bacchanal as last year, but the ash is being blasted higher. aviation authorities are warning that flights will be disrupted. >> some parts of the u.k. will have some disruption probably as early as tomorrow. some possibility that by the end of the week that may be more widespread. there is low pressure. that means the weather can change quickly. >> once again, all eyes are on iceland. this is where the ash cloud has moved since saturday. there are those in scotland overnight tonight. the irruption is bigger than last year, throwing up more cash. the particles inside the cloud are larger than last time, which means they should drop into the ocean more quickly. airline authorities have ne

i want to make sure i answer your question. >> northern ireland and i said the end point in northern d eastern europe is a happy end point but in terms of the process, length of time, obstacles, challenges, patience that was required, if there's something that you learned on this trip that you take home that maybe gives you thoughts about how you will approach that as president and maintain the interest in a country where our attention spans are short and our resources are limited? >> i think it's an excellent question and this has been something that i've been reflecting on throughout this trip. keep in mind what the purpose of this trip was from my perspective. in addition to re-establishing a wonderful conversation with strong friends and allies. i wanted to make sure that everybody in our country, but everybody around the world, understands that the transatlantic alliance remains a corner stone, a foundation stone, for american security. we share ideals, we share values, and we have taken on consistently leadership on some of the toughest challenges that face the world. and part o

the areas now most at risk are scotland, northern ireland and parts of northern england. let's take a look at how the cloud has spread. this is may 22nd, date of the volcano erupting over iceland. by the following day, it spread pretty much over green land down over the uk and across parts of russia. the latest diagram shows from the may shows the ash cloud has reached canada, norway, sweden, norway, sweden, denmark and netherlands as well. >> there's been a lot of disagreement from the airlines about this, right? >> well, zain, you're right. ryan air's chief executive michael o'leary has come out strongly saying ryan air strongly objects to this decision, the decision to ground aircraft and believes there's no basis for these flight cancellations. he went on to say we'll meet with irish aviation authority on tuesday morning to have this restriction on rain air flights removed as a matter of urgency. >> did they overreact last time? >> well, a study by university of copenhagen said safety concerns were actually very well founded. that was because of the abbrasive nature o

appointments was you showing and indicating i've chose an serious person who helped bring peace to northern ireland and ireland and i'm choosing a man with talent. you're iolved and off you went to the middle east. it's now two years later. did yofail? >> i failed to get a peace agreement from the israelis and palestinians, but so has anyone else who's ever tried. since israel was createde've had 10 presidents and 19 secretaries of state, there have been many raeli prime ministers and everybody has tried to do it and no one has succeeded. well in that sense you can say, yes, we've failed to get a peace agreement and the consequence is a serious one. on the other hand, we did make significant progress. first we did get the parties together, albeit for a very brief period of time. charlie, recall if you will the circumstances on the day the president announced my appointment. the gaza conflict had just ended. the hostility bween the two parties was extremely high. the mistrust, the hatred, even. israel was in the middle of an election campaign. we didn't know who the government would be at that time.

only with the reform of the northern ireland police force was the last obstacle to a full state visit removed. >> the ruc was anathema to nationalist ireland north and south. that was the key issue, the crucial issue. it was not the prisoner issue and the decommissioning of arms. to bring total normality and stability in a way that could be respected and honored by everyone. it was the policing issue. >> it was something almost nobody thought possible years ago. >> this puts a ceiling on the relationship that was sour-- a seal on a relationship that was sour and is no longer sour. i cannot think of anything that is of equal significance. >> i land still honors those who fought the british and fell -- ireland still honors those who fought the british and fell. alan little, bbc news, dublin. to find out much more on the queen's visit, visit the bbc website. >> you can follow me and my colleagues on twitter. that does it for tonight's broadcast. i am matt frei. thank you so much for watching. see you tomorrow. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around

. >> queen elizabeth has made a highly public memorial to those in who fought in northern ireland forn end to british rule. it is a marketing new chapter in relations. in a new chapter in relations. >> it is just an hour's flying time from london to dublin, but this particular flight has taken decades to get here. in a coat of emerald green, queen elizabeth of britain is finally stepping onto the soil of britain's nearest neighbor, ireland it is a visit that should signify an end to an intense suspicion. the area was locked down by irish police. outside the city, a pipe bomb had been found and defused overnight. in this park houses the building that once housed the viceroy that ruled on iraq -- on england's behalf. ♪ an irish band played the british national anthem while the 21 gun salute fired. in one part of the city center, a group of about 100 republicans were staging a protest against the visit. police were there in force. a union flag was burned. and the irish police made it clear this was a day when protests were not being tolerated at all. they swept through everyone who stood

then to the work of the peace process in northern ireland. >> i applaud the work of all of those involved in the peace process and of all of those who support and nurture peace. the lessons from the peace process are clear, whatever life rose at best, our individual responses will be strong for it to work together to share the load. >> she talked about the golden thread that ties the family friendship between the two islands. friendship which this visit was undoubtedly promoting, went along -- would be on the standing ovation she received. earlier, she had been to the sporting stadium where in 1920, british forces opened fire on a crowd watching a football match. 14 and said people were killed. -- innocent people were killed. this visit is a balancing act. after the honoring of the early republican heroes who fought against britain, today the queen paid tribute to the 50,000 irishman who lost their lives fighting with britain during the first world war. irish soldiers fought in france but when they went home, they were ostracized. the sacrifice of those who gave their lives was largely fo

. >> george mitchell, who succeeded in northern ireland but who is leaving -- >> and who i believe is a towering figure, enormous talent and commitment. underlying his whole speech, and i thought the president did well on virtually all of that -- is the reality that the arab spring has occurred without the united states. this happened not because of us, not in spite of us, but quite apart from us. that is a difficult position for americans, and we're playing catch-up in much of this. bahrain -- colby mentioned to saudi arabia -- the bahrain insurrection was put down by saudi troops, and anytime saudi troops do something, there is the legitimate deception the that the united states is part of it. is important,nt that the arab spring happened without the u.s. there were no anti-american demonstrations or anti-israeli demonstrations. he hadn't walked up wh -- he handled it well, except for syria -- the idea of assad leading democratic reform is in st -- is insane. why would you create it as the focus of everything when you want to focus on the great occurrences and the revolution in the

president hit of the trip illustrates the shift in anglo-irish relations made possible through the northern irelandeace process. during a visit to the presidential residence, the queen was also introduced to the irish prime minister. a short time later came the moment that many in ireland were waiting for, the monarchs visited the garden of remembrance, a memorial to the irish who died in the struggle for freedom from britain, including those who fought in the 1916 easter uprising. queen elizabeth laid a wreath in a gesture of reconciliation. >> in 1916 rebellion was a milestone on the irish road to independence six years later. the queen's visit is not without controversy in ireland, but she has been warmly welcomed. >> i think most people are recognizing the changes, but this represents the culmination of the peace process. >> did you think you'd ever see a day like today? >> never, never, never. they should be all united, for christ's sake. >> there were some less warm reactions. irish nationalists protested against the queens of visit. and the queen will not be shaking hands with the public do

mitchell, you'll recall, managed to broker peace in northern ireland. he investigated the steroids scandal in baseball, but a lasting peace between israelis and palestinians? after two years of trying, he's decided it's time to move on. >>> there is news tonight about a problem destroying lives and getting worse in this country, and various states across the country are trying to figure out how to get it under control. the problem is meth labs. while some say it didn't go far enough, the state with the worst problem, tennessee, has agreed on a compromise they're willing to try at least for now and hope it helps. our report from mark potter. >> reporter: at a mobile home near a high school in tennessee, investigators say they have uncovered two methamphetamine labs. >> they can smoke it, eat it, inject it. >> reporter: down the road, they also clean up the remnants of a third lab. >> you have got to have sudafed rn to make meth. >> reporter: authorities find more meth labs in tennessee than any other state. more than 2,000 last year alone. >> to say we'r

independence and decades of conflict called the troubles over britain's continued control of northern irelandthe queen herself lost a beloved cousin. lord mountbatten, killed by an i.r.a. bomb on his fishing boat off the irish coast in 1979. today as an irish military band played "god save the queen," queen elizabeth laid a wreath at the memorial to irish rebels killed at the hands of british forces. >> now we've reached the point in our nation's history that we're comfortable in our own skin, we can bring the monarch of great britain over here and still realize that we're an irish nation and we can be proud of that. >> reporter: polls show most irish welcomed the visit. still, some want a united ireland with the british out of the north. >> we don't want the queen of england in any part of our country. we say to her, you can keep your apologies. take home your soldiers. >> reporter: security is tight. 8,000 police. that's 2/3 of all the police in ireland. the cost, a reported $40 million. a bigger operation than what's planned for next week, when president obama visits. for all the queen's r

many of the undocumented from ireland are from northern ireland. they are both irish citizens and u.k. citizens. we have tried to engage the u.k. government in pressing for this, and they have had no interest. there are thousands of undocumented citizens of the united kingdom in america, and the united kingdom government has no interest. i would urge you to press that. there are bilateral trade agreements and millions of people working. press the slew. one final point, i would challenge the bill. at would price do we have comprehensive immigration reform. i would ask the question at what price can we not have it? >> so you would give them all the bad stuff just to get the good things? >> no, i wouldn't. but i'm reminded of what voltere said, which is let not the perfect be the enemy of the good. by holding out for the perfect, there are 12 million in a bad way in this country. >> what is the difference between imperfect and the atrocious. >> i would ask you to not let the perfect outway the we. thank you for having this commission tonight. someone

last sixteen and his chase is in the rankings luke donald and mark you can also say the three northern ireland twenty two top ranked golfer this will play each other after ryder cup team mate graeme mcdowell roy roy produced mixed results in their respective groups in spain the first regress was a local hero. the big hitting spaniard chipping in eagle to clinch a five and four victory over denmark. unfinished talk of age paul casey was the biggest casualty of the day what it is goodbye for two time u.s. open champion receive hussan armoring british open champion through some. funding to boxing there are just a few. hours to go before russia's top crazy white tennis live it takes on the legendary roy james jr here in moscow i despite winning a world titles in his career the american is still the underdog history but the tiny. louis jones jr. versus denise limited the sureties of the upcoming events of the employers is just because the outstanding good gifted experienced. it gives the hungry inspiring speed intelligence. putting strength and your ability. i clutch of generations. and personally

a 31-year-old from northern ireland has never won any other pga event. winning the u.s. open once will pretty much change your life. >> everyone says is a life changing experience. i hope i have a chance as a person -- the demands on my time is probably the biggest thing that has changed. the media want to talk to me on the time as well. >> the ever wonder what certain types of people you associate with one time of year do with their free time in other parts of the year? in may, the branch apparently likes to go to baseball games. -- the grinch. a little kid looks in position to catch the foul ball when an old man swept down and takes the ball away. thanks, grinch. the heartbreak is all too evident on the little campers face as he takes his seat. everybody in this section is looking at this jerk and wondering why he did not give it back to the little kid. he never does give the ball to the poor little kid and the reason is simple, he is the grinch. now he has stolen christmas, and he has literally stolen the baseball. >> tom is up next w this is the aircraft logbook. we

well, the ash from an erupting volcano in iceland has forced the cancellation of 250 flights in northern ireland, scotland and parts of scandinavia today. the cloud of volcanic ash is not expected to move over continental europe. one american traveler at the airport in amsterdam says she's taking it all in stride. >> i absolutely had to stay i wouldn't be upset about it. we're on vacation. it's a beautiful country. we want to see the place. if we have to stay an extra week, i'm okay with that. >> well, the eruption of another volcano in iceland in april of last year led to a shut down of air space for more than a week across europe. >>> the ash from the volcano forced president obama to shorten his visit to ireland. he spent last night in london instead of dublin. 15 minutes ago president obama and first lady michelle obama greeted by queen elizabeth in an elaborate ceremony at buckingham palace. this is new video of that ceremony. the president and first lady will spend tonight and tomorrow night at the palace as guests of the queen. the obamas will also meet with the new duke and duchess of ca

and i have a cap that i got in northern ireland. and i put it on and i looked at myself in my big performance mirror, and i said, "i am my dad." and it was kind of stunning. and so i said, pay dirt. i've got to use this. >> jeff hoyle, pleasure to have you on our program. happy birthday. >> thank you. cheers. wait, why does this say no wax. newsroom. >> geiser is run at the marsh theater in san francisco, sold out through july. but it will be extended. >>> i thank all of you for joining me here tonight. and i thank you, too. visit us at kqed.org/thisconclude any time. i'm belva davis. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> major funding for arts programming on "this week in northern california" is provided by di and lee willsbee. the george frederick jewit found

support other european movement in their own struggles for independence including wales and northern ireland if they so choose for the people of those countries to say what we want to do we would never support or condone violence in any shape or form clearly a fog of countries wish to pursue an agenda then a great deal of sympathy for losses and even those who don't want the u.k. to break up say it's a set. so it wanting to reclaim individual nationhood that striping the maidment system argument. it's not why the rupee richard it's all about whether you feel that we are scottish and british we want to be and remain part of a union which i think serves scotland well through for. years the s.n.p. still has work to do if it wants scotland to break away even the most optimistic polls show only around forty percent of scots would yes and on the streets of edinburgh people the oil industry and you know say. all the oil is they don't want this we've got on it generally they. eat it to other people well the school itself. was a school and as much as close to be. the case of either feature or how oft

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sixteen is chasing in the rankings week donald and martin climb up the ladder sixty three and northern ireland's two top ranked golfers will play each other after ryder cup team mates graham tao and rory mcilroy produced mixed results in their respective groups and the first regrets though was local hero last the big hitting spaniard chipped in for an eagle to clinch a five a all victory over their mock sort of kills and finish top of group h. casey was the biggest casualty of the day girls as well i thought she saw us open tranquillity fusion and training which is open champion. and finally to boxing where there's just one day to go before russia's top cruiserweights to me celebrity of takes on the legendary wide range junior champion in four other weight categories and with a preview is rubbish by the onion. louis jones jr versus denise livedin the sure keys of the upcoming events of the empires is just because of the outstanding good gifted and experienced. it gives the hungry and aspiring speed intelligence. fighting strength and your ability. that clash of generations styles and personality

obama called him quote a tireless advocate for peace which also helped broker an accord with northern ireland in the late night. now with the u.s. debt ceiling a radio staggering high almost half of america is now refusing to buy their proposals to raise it still further and while the government struggles for a compromise our own resident new yorker laurie hartness asked people in the big apple what they would. if the us stops borrowing money it could negatively affect the whole world economy if it continues to borrow money it could accumulate a burden to have it to carry so as the us best approaches the debt ceiling over fourteen trillion dollars that congress just put into place in two thousand and ten should it consider raising that that feeling even more this week let's talk about that do you think they should raise the debt limit again i'm not sure of the issue but they will because they really have to that's how do we get to a place where we have to keep doing it. because. to link to expenditure if you have to cut out national parks if you have to cut out saving the turtle or if you hav

as i say you force in northern ireland what's difficulties do you think that treats workspace going into the middle of a civil war i don't think you have to discuss that scenario that hypothetical scenario because i really don't see it happening i think they would be up in this country if we committed grafters the u.k. was instrumental in get after three have let's face it and do you think that cameron hague zeal for war in libya is in attendance to make up for the fact that the u.k. was complicit with a dictator well this is a question you have to answer that i can only view the situation as i see it some fruit accordingly i mean for all the reasons we've discussed i think this was the wrong intervention i suggest you put that question to the prime minister and the former secretary and finally is this a war for oil i don't know i think it's more a little bit about i think the humanitarian aid is definitely there some reason but i think it's also very interesting because the effort was becoming a political you have the same scenario in other countries in the middle east weapons here in t

obama called him a tireless advocate for peace senator mitchell also helped broker an accord in northern ireland in the late ninety's. we invite you now want to trip across russia where you can stay just where just as you are though as our close up team brings you the most exciting stories of life in the world biggest country. and today we continue exploring the volgograd region in russia's south it's along the banks of the older river the longest in europe it also gives the area its name the rivers played an important role in the life of the russian people and in the country folklore it's known as mother volga archy's tom barton explains why the giant waterway is so precious to the russian heart and its pocketbook. it runs deep through the russian soul it does provide inspiration for songs and poems and is the country's main north south functionary and decades ago schumann ingenuity connected it to the don't revert to the west in the middle states the centuries people dreamt of connected to reveal is now this canal essentially julius distance ceased to get. the volga dawn canal is an engineerin